Men's Rugby World Cup 1987
32 Tests. New Zealand top the table on 12 points.
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF–PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 298–52 | 12 |
| 2 | Wales | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 126–104 | 10 |
| 3 | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 218–113 | 9 |
| 4 | Australia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 186–108 | 8 |
| 5 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 138–99 | 5 |
| 6 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103–48 | 4 |
| 7 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99–74 | 4 |
| 8 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65–90 | 2 |
| 9 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49–90 | 2 |
| 10 | USA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39–99 | 2 |
| 11 | Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72–135 | 2 |
| 12 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61–130 | 2 |
| 13 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40–110 | 2 |
| 14 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29–98 | 0 |
| 15 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48–123 | 0 |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53–151 | 0 |
Computed from the results: two points for a win, one for a draw. Bonus points are not in the data, so this can differ from the official table.
With bonus points
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Wales | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Australia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | USA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derived from the scoring record: 4 for a win, 2 for a draw, a try bonus (TB) for four or more tries and a losing bonus (LB) for a loss by seven or fewer. Not every competition uses bonus points, and extras such as a Grand Slam bonus are not included, so this can differ from the official table.
Results
- 22 May 1987New Zealand v Italy70–6
- 23 May 1987Australia v England19–6
- 23 May 1987Romania v Zimbabwe21–20
- 23 May 1987France v Scotland20–20
- 24 May 1987Japan v USA18–21
- 24 May 1987Canada v Tonga37–4
- 24 May 1987Argentina v Fiji9–28
- 25 May 1987Ireland v Wales6–13
- 27 May 1987New Zealand v Fiji74–13
- 28 May 1987Argentina v Italy25–16
- 28 May 1987France v Romania55–12
- 29 May 1987Tonga v Wales16–29
- 30 May 1987England v Japan60–7
- 30 May 1987Canada v Ireland19–46
- 30 May 1987Scotland v Zimbabwe60–21
- 31 May 1987Australia v USA47–12
- 31 May 1987Fiji v Italy15–18
- 1 June 1987New Zealand v Argentina46–15
- 2 June 1987France v Zimbabwe70–12
- 2 June 1987Romania v Scotland28–55
- 3 June 1987England v USA34–6
- 3 June 1987Australia v Japan42–23
- 3 June 1987Ireland v Tonga32–9
- 3 June 1987Canada v Wales9–40
- 6 June 1987New Zealand v Scotland30–3
- 7 June 1987Fiji v France16–34
- 7 June 1987Australia v Ireland33–15
- 8 June 1987England v Wales3–16
- 13 June 1987Australia v France24–30
- 14 June 1987New Zealand v Wales49–6
- 18 June 1987Australia v Wales21–22
- 20 June 1987New Zealand v France29–9